FedEx renews Sunday home delivery push to meet demand
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After shrinking its coverage a few years ago, the carrier expanded it again to reach two-thirds of the U.S. population.
Published March 21, 2025
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Dive Brief:
- FedEx expanded its Sunday home delivery capabilities again due to demand from its largest customers, EVP and Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere said on a Q3 earnings call Thursday.
- The parcel carrier is now able to reach nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population on Sunday, up from 50% previously, according to Carere. FedEx’s website lists Home Delivery and SameDay as company services offering the capability.
- “We have already received incremental commitments of more than half a million packages per week from existing customers tied to our Sunday delivery capabilities,” she said. “This change is enabling us to better utilize our existing assets without adding capacity while meeting the needs of our customers.”
Dive Insight:
Experts have been split on the upside of Sunday delivery, even if it does open the door for potentially faster shipping. To profitably support the capability, carriers need plenty of volume to fill their vehicles on Sundays to justify the added day, something FedEx has struggled with in the past.
FedEx previously offered Sunday home delivery to nearly 95% of the U.S. population, but it began scaling back its coverage in 2022 before eventually whittling down its coverage scope further in 2023. The company said in a previous statement that services would remain “primarily
